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Posted 12/5/2012 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
Finally had my dr appt today. We decided to slowly up my neurontin dose to 1800mg and see what happens. If it's working, we might increase it a little more. If it's not working, then we'll try pramipaxole. I think the neurontin will get rid of the nerve pain in my left leg, but I'm not quite sure it'll be effective on the RLS... hope I'm wrong.
Posted 12/6/2012 2:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hi ookla76,

I'm new to this site, but I thought I would share with you my battle with restless legs.  I have had it for years and I was on requip for several years. I heard about magneseium and restless legs about three years ago now and I stopped taking the medication and started taking 500 mg of magneseium twice a day.  It REALLY works for me. :-)

Posted 12/6/2012 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
yep yep, same with me on the magnesium. It really does work and it won't hurt you if it doesn't work. Give it a shot :)
Posted 12/6/2012 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
thank you so much for the magnesium suggestion. unfortunately, i have some nerve damage in my left leg that requires medication anyway... medication that fortunately might help with RLS... so i'll give that a try for a little while since i have to take it anyway... but if it doesn't work, i'll definitely give magnesium a try before trying another med. in the meantime, i'm still taking tramadol - it doesn't completely get rid of the RLS (or the nerve pain), but it at least takes the edge off so i can get some work done during the day and get a little bit of sleep at night.
Posted 12/6/2012 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure that you would have to wait to use the magnesium...You can and should run it quickly by your Dr. and Pharmacist to make sure it doesn't interact negatively with the medication...but it's usually safe to add.
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